Clay’s Minority Business Opportunities Workshop to
Highlight CBCF 40th Annual Legislative Conference Capitol Hill Day
 Outstanding Panel Will Share Keys to Successful Federal Contracting

MEDIA CONTACT:
STEVEN ENGELHARDT  (314) 504-4029
TUESDAY, 9.14.10

WHO:
Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay (D) Missouri
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D) New York
Senator Roland Burris (D) Illinois
Mr. Thomas Green, Deputy Administrator, G.S.A
Mr. Mark Gazillo, U.S. Department of Defense
Mr. David Hinson, U.S. Department of Commerce
Mr. Tyrone Lassiter, U.S. Veterans Administration
Mr. Kevin Boshears, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Mr. Brandon T. Neal, U.S. Department of Transportation
Ms. Joan Robinson-Berry, The Boeing Company
Mr. Nick Owens, CEO Magnolia Strategy Partners
Ms. Melissa Dawn Johnson, President, Velvet Suite Marketing
Mr. Ralph Thomas, Partner, Barton, Baker, Thomas, Tolle, LLP

WHAT: LIVE MEDIA EVENT
            WEDNEDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

WHERE: CAPITOL VISITORS CENTER, SVC 202/203

WHEN: 1 PM, EDT

STORY:

On Wednesday afternoon at 1pm EDT, in room SVC 202/203 of the Capitol Visitors Center, Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay (D) Missouri will co-host an unprecedented forum to help minority vendors participate in federal business opportunities.  This panel discussion, which is also being presented by Senator Roland Burris (D) Illinois, and Congresswoman Yvette Clark (D) New York, is part of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Hill Day Summit, which kicks off its’ 40th Annual Legislative Conference.

“The level of participation by minority vendors with the federal government is shamefully low,” said the Congressman.  “Today’s forum aims to improve that by presenting an exceptional panel of contracting and inclusion specialists from several federal departments and agencies.  I hope that small and medium-sized, minority-owned businesses will take advantage of this rare opportunity.” 

Your reporters and camera crews are invited to attend. 

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